Brick Red (8A1B19) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brick Red"

Red · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Brick Red pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #8A1B19

RGB rgb(138, 27, 25)

HSL hsl(1°, 69%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:82% K:46%

Luminance 0.0606

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.33:1

Aa — #8A1B19

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.25:1

Aa — #8A1B19

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A1B19 #19888A

Analogous

#8A1950 #8A1B19 #8A5319

Triadic

#8A1B19 #198A1B #1B198A

Split-comp.

#8A1B19 #198A53 #19508A

Tetradic

#8A1B19 #508A19 #19888A #53198A

Monochromatic

#E28F8D #CD3F3C #822321 #591817 #1C0807

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